BOXING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20709, 6 May 1929, Page 7

BOXING

LECKIE BEATS WILSON AGAIN, (United Preu Association.) (By Electric Telegraph— Copyright) MELBOURNE, May 5. (Received May 5, at 7 p.m.) The New Zealander Johnny Leckie outr pointed Claude Wilson. It was a good, hard pegging fight all the time, with Leckie never letting up for a minute, Leckie, however, stopped a heavy punch in the eighth, which nearly ended the contest. DESCRIPTION BY WIRELESS. , NINE ROUNDS TO LECKIE. The announcer took up a description of the fight, in the fourth round, but before doing' so’ gave a resume of the previous rounds. The pace was very fast from the start, Leckie (8.121) scoring with heavy punches and Wilson (9.0) trying to wear the Dunedin boy down. Leckie was doing all the leading and connected with some of the prettiest straight lefts seen in Melbourne for many a day. Wilson scored in in-fight-ing, and in a breakaway connected with a left hook. Leckie took the fight to Wilson, but the latter livened up and caught Leckie with a left to the jaw. Wilson was now judging his distance better and putting on the pace. In the fourth round Leckie ran into a straight left, but he led again and, forcing Wilson to the ropes, nearly had him put with a left upper cut. Leckie • missed badly, and Wilson connected .with a right swing. Leckie connected to the body, Wilson hanging on and putting his punches low. Leckie feinted with the left and connected with .the right, but later missed with. a right cross and fell into a clinch. Leckie appeared to be. more at home when his opponent' came to him. • Wilson connected with a right to the jaw, but there tsas no weight behind it. Leckie landed a nice - left and Wilson a left hook, to/the jaw. Both were now showing fine defensive work.- Leckie appeared to, come in Contact with one of Wilson's eyes and opened it. up. In the- fifth round both - boys landed «rights and lefts, Leckie concentrating on Wilson’s eye. Breaking from a clinch Leckie missed with a right swing, but then connected with a straight left and a right hook. Wilson came back with a right to the body. He was now beating Leckie to the punch, and connected with a straight left, Leckie connected with a straight left at the opening of the sixth round, and followed with a left .to the - body - and a right cross to the ear. Leckie connected with a heavy rip to the body that rocked Wilson, and he forced him round the ring, a lot of bullocking work following. Leckie was now the stronger, of the pair. The announcer then went off the air, but came back during the thirteenth round to say that at, that stage Leckie ■ was definitely on top and that ■ Wilson would require to stage an electric-finish to win.. In the thirteenth Wilson connected with a pretty left and Leckie’s head < went back. Leckie landed a left to the jaw, but Wilson, who was doing better now, connected with a left to the point Just before the gong Leckie missed badly and Wilson landed a left to the ear. This was Wilson’s round. At; the start of the" fourteenth round it was apparent that the pace was telling on both boys, who had slowed up. A wild swing by Leckie was ducked by the American. Leckie. then scored- with a straight left and a right to the heart, Wilson falling into a clinch. In the - concluding stages of this round, which ~ was Leckie’s, the Dunedin boy landed four straight, lefts in* succession. Leckie opened the last round " smartly, and Wilson connectedwith a punch to the abdomen. The boys then stood toe to toe and exchanged heavy punches. Leckie Connected with a ■ right to the jaw and forced Wilson;'to his comer. Leckie scored well in the last, moments aud had Wilson hanging on as the gong went. ; The announcer gave - nine of the rounds to Leckie. . \ BOUT IN SYDNEY. WIN FOR LA SALLE. ' SYDNEY, May 5. (Received May 5„ at‘7 p.m.) At the Stadium Bobby La Salle, described as the Pacific Coast Tiger, knocked out Karl Salm, of Germany, a welterweight. The fight went only three rounds. There was plenty of comedy, but. ' the German was raw and ungainly and never looked dangerous.